Purging The Group Head; Inserting The Portafilter; Texturing Milk - Breville BES810 Instruction Book

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PURGING THE GROUP HEAd

Before placing the portafilter into the group
head, run a short flow of water through
the group head, turning the Control Dial
to the 'Espresso' position. This will purge
any ground coffee residue from the group
head and stabilize the temperature prior to
extraction.

INSERTING THE PORTAfILTER

Place the portafilter underneath the group
head so that the handle is aligned with the
INSERT position. Insert the portafilter
into the group head and rotate the handle
towards the center until resistance is felt.
ExTRACTING ESPRESSO
• Place pre-warmed cup(s) beneath the
group head and turn the Control Dial to
the 'Espresso' position until the required
volume is reached.
• As a guide, the espresso should start to
flow after 8-10 seconds (infusion time)
and should be the consistency of
pouring honey.
• If the espresso starts to flow before
6 seconds you have either under dosed
the filter basket and/or the grind is too
coarse. This is an UNDER EXTRACTED
shot.
• If the espresso starts to drip but doesn't
flow after 15 seconds, you have either
over dosed the filter basket and/or
the grind is too fine. This is an
OVER EXTRACTED shot.
• A great espresso is about achieving
the perfect balance between sweetness,
acidity and bitterness.
• The flavor of your coffee will depend
on many factors, such as the type of
coffee beans, degree of roast, freshness,
coarseness or fineness of the grind and
dose of ground coffee.
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• Experimenting by adjusting these
factors just one at a time can help to
achieve the taste of your preference.

TExTURING MILK

There are two phases to texturing milk. The
first is stretching the milk to aerate it and the
second is swirling the milk to make it silky
smooth. These two operations should blend
into one.
• Always start with fresh cold milk.
• Fill the jug just below the V at the
bottom of the spout.
• Position the steam tip over the drip tray
and turn the Control Dial to 'Steam'
position, purging any condensed water.
• Turn the Control Dial to 'Standby'
position to pause the steam, insert
steam wand tip into milk and turn dial to
'Steam' position.
• Insert the steam tip 1-2cm below the
surface close to the right hand side of
the jug at the 3 o'clock position.
• Keep the tip just under the surface
until the milk is spinning clockwise,
producing a vortex (whirlpool effect).
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